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Johnny Cash: The Sound of Johnny Cash

On June 4, 1962, “Columbia” label released “The Sound of Johnny Cash”, the eighth Johnny Cash studio album. It was recorded April 1961 – February 1962, and was produced by Frank Law and Frank Jones.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Luther Perkins – lead guitar
  • Ray Edenton – guitar
  • Don Helms – steel guitar
  • Floyd Cramer – piano
  • Marshall Grant – bass
  • Buddy Harman – drums
  • Leigh Wiener – photography

Track listing:

  1. Lost on the Desert – Dallas Frazier, Buddy Mize
  2. Accidentally on Purpose – Darrell Edwards, George Jones
  3. In the Jailhouse Now – Jimmie Rodgers
  4. Mr. Lonesome – Tompall Glaser
  5. You Won’t Have Far to Go – Charles Glaser
  6. Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song) – Lead Belly
  7. Delia’s Gone – Karl Silbersdorf, Dick Toops
  8. I Forgot More than You’ll Ever Know – Cecil A. Null
  9. You Remembered Me – Johnny Cash
  10. I’m Free from the Chain Gang Now – Lou Herscher, Saul Klein
  11. Let Me Down Easy – Tompall Glaser, Jim Glasser
  12. Sing It Pretty, Sue – Johnny Cash

Gram Parsons: GP

In January 1973, “Reprise” label released “GP”, the debut Gram Parsons solo album. It was recorded September – October 1972, at “Wally Heider Studio 4” in Hollywood, and was produced by Gram Parsons and Ric Grech.

Personnel:

  • Gram Parsons– vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Emmylou Harris– vocals
  • Barry Tashian– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Glen D. Hardin– piano, organ, bandleader
  • James Burton– electric guitar, Dobro
  • Al Perkins, Buddy Emmons– pedal steel guitar
  • Alan Munde– banjo
  • Ric Grech– bass guitar
  • John Conrad – bass
  • Ronnie Tutt, John Guerin, Sam Goldstein – drums
  • Byron Berline– fiddle
  • Hal Battiste – baritone saxophone
  • Ron Hicklin, Tom Bahler, Mitch Gordon, Lewis Morford – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Gram Parsons, except where noted.

  1. Still Feeling Blue
  2. We’ll Sweep Out the Ashes in the Morning – Joyce Allsup
  3. A Song for You
  4. Streets of Baltimore – Tompall Glaser, Harlan Howard
  5. She – Gram Parsons, Chris Ethridge
  6. That’s All It Took – Darrell Edwards, Charlotte Grier, George Jones
  7. The New Soft Shoe
  8. Kiss the Children – Ric Grech
  9. Cry One More Time – Peter Wolf, Seth Justman
  10. How Much I’ve Lied – Gram Parsons
  11. Big Mouth Blues

The Flying Burrito Brothers: Flying Again

In October 1975, “Columbia” label released “Flying Again”, the fourth Flying Burrito Brothers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1975, and was produced by Norbert Putnam and Glen Spreen.

Personnel:

  • Joel Scott Hill – vocals, guitar
  • Gib Guilbeau- vocals, fiddle, guitar
  • “Sneaky” Pete Kleinow – pedal steel guitar
  • Spooner Oldham- piano, organ
  • Chris Ethridge- bass
  • Gene Parsons- vocals, drums, guitar, harmonica

Track listing:

  1. Easy to Get On – Bob Brown, Joel Scott Hill
  2. Wind and Rain – Gene Parsons, Gib Guilbeau
  3. Why Baby Why – George Jones, Darrell Edwards
  4. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke – And Loud, Loud Music – Max Fidler, Joe Maphis, Rose Lee Maphis
  5. You Left the Water Running – Dan Penn, Oscar Frank, Rick Hall
  6. Building Fires – Dan Penn, Johnny Christopher, Jim Dickinson
  7. Sweet Desert Childhood – Gene Parsons
  8. Bon Soir Blues – Gib Guilbeau, Thad Maxwell
  9. River Road – Gib Guilbeau
  10. Hot Burrito #3 – Chris Ethridge, Gib Guilbeau, Joel Scott Hill, Pete Kleinow, Gene Parsons